Renting on Al Reem? Ask about the ADGM route

29 October 2026 AI illustration of waterfront apartments beside a UAE marina

Al Reem Island and Al Maryah Island sit within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), which runs its own real estate framework. In an announcement dated 10 October 2024, ADGM said it had enhanced its Real Property Regulations, added legislation for short-term residential leases and launched AccessRP, a unified digital platform whose services include leasing, following its expansion to Al Reem Island. For a tenant, the lease process may differ from what friends elsewhere in the city describe. Before you sign for an apartment on Al Reem, ask the landlord or the managing company how and where the lease will be registered, and through which platform you will receive it. Check that the registered copy shows your name, the unit and the agreed rent, then keep it with your receipts. Prepared by Masterpiece Property. AI-generated illustration, not a photograph of an actual property or project.

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